Our Concrete Home
Our blog chronicles our adventures around our 1952 concrete block house.
Blog of the Month - October 2011
Over at Our Concrete Home, Andrea, Nate, and their two feline friends (Pixel & Loki) are busy making their concrete block house a home. Since purchasing their 1950's house in 2009, they've filled their blog with details on all kinds of DIY projects (including painting inside and out, replacing windows and doors, removing tired landscaping and tearing out old flooring, to name a few). Alongside their project work, they're sharing some decorating inspiration, their entertaining adventures, and the experience of being featured on Bath Crashers. Our personal favorite, though, are the Feline Friday posts featuring all of Pixel and Loki's mischief … they make us smile every time! Be sure to stop on over and get to know this great blog … we're sure you won't be disappointed!
Boys Only Work Day
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- Published on Monday, 20 May 2013
Authors: Andrea
A few weeks ago, we had the second “wedding work day” at my parents to prep the yard for the wedding. I was out-of-town on my girls weekend (more on that later), so this work day was all about the amazing gentlemen in our lives.
All photos below are courtesy of my parents. Thanks for documenting guys!
Prepping for the...
Feline Friday: Circus
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- Published on Friday, 17 May 2013
Authors: Andrea
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The wed-site
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- Published on Thursday, 16 May 2013
Authors: Andrea
First let me freak out for a second! The wedding is in 30 days! Holy $%@#!
Designing Wedding Websites
When my sister got married in 2007, wedding websites were just becoming popular. I designed their site with a romantic feel with lots of bird silhouettes and rich colors.
Since the concept was new, you couldn’t rely on all your...
A DIY Tool Registry
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- Published on Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Authors: Andrea
I don’t know about you, but I am a bit of a hypocrite when it comes to gift registries. As a guest, I love them. They are so easy and it’s nice knowing you are spending your money on something your friend(s) needs or wants. But, when it came to making decisions for our upcoming wedding, the idea of a registry made us...
The Backyard Tune-up of 2013
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- Published on Tuesday, 14 May 2013
Authors: Andrea
I am a little backlogged with all the wedding projects happening these days, so I’ll be posting a few projects (both wedding and house related) we’ve tackled the last few weeks to catch up.
Starting with our backyard. Over the last month we’ve spruced up the backyard in preparation for BBQs and pool time...
Feline Friday: Sentry
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- Published on Friday, 10 May 2013
Authors: Andrea
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Feline Friday: Upstairs Downstairs
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- Published on Friday, 03 May 2013
Authors: Andrea
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Wedding Invitations – Part 2
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- Published on Tuesday, 30 April 2013
Authors: Andrea
If you didn’t see Part 1 go check that out first.
Cutting, stamping & liners
Once I got all my invitation cards printed I started working on cutting them down to size. I use a Rotary Paper Trimmer, but you can also use paper-cutter and ruler.
Once I was done cutting down the invites, I stamped a little N+A that I had carved o...
Wedding Invitations – Part 1
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- Published on Monday, 29 April 2013
Authors: Andrea
I explained a little of my inspiration and design elements in previous posts. Now I’ll take you through the invitation design and execution split between two more posts. After I created my heart pattern I knew I had my design for the invitations. It’s fun, whimsical and modern. Pretty much exactly what I wanted to...
Feline Friday: Cat Laundry Mountain
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- Published on Saturday, 27 April 2013
Authors: Andrea
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